{"product_id":"contested-ground-mike-conway-9781625344519","title":"Contested Ground: The Tunnel and the Struggle over Television News in Cold War America","description":"In 1962, an innovative documentary on a Berlin Wall tunnel escape brought condemnation from both sides of the Iron Curtain during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War. \u003ci\u003eThe Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by NBC's Reuven Frank, clocked in at ninety minutes and prompted a range of strong reactions. While the television industry ultimately awarded the program three Emmys, the U.S. Department of State pressured NBC to cancel the program, and print journalists criticized the network for what they considered to be a blatant disregard of journalistic ethics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was not just \u003ci\u003eThe Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e's subject matter that sparked controversy, but the medium itself. The surprisingly fast ascendance of television news as the country's top choice for information threatened the self-defined supremacy of print journalism and the de facto cooperation of government officials and reporters on Cold War issues. In \u003ci\u003eContested Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, Mike Conway argues that the production and reception of television news and documentaries during this period reveals a major upheaval in American news communications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Conway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625344511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625344519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020","brand":"Mike Conway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989405171967,"sku":"9781625344519","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b543128-cb52-4c3b-87a7-31a5b999012b.jpg?v=1683299306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contested-ground-mike-conway-9781625344519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}